Earlier in this book, we learnt that A'la Hadrat (radi
Allahu anhu) gained proficiency in more that fifty branches of knowledge.
With this, A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu) wrote many books on various
aspects of Islam. A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu) was a genius writer. He
wrote numerous books and treatises in Arabic, Persian, and Urdu on diversified
topics.

To date, it has not been fully ascertained as to exactly how
many books he wrote, for in doing so, requires research and many personnel.
There has risen, over the past years, many Islamic Scholars in the Indo-Pak
Sub-Continent and in other parts of the world, who are ma

king serious attempts
in studying or translating the works of this great Mujaddid of Islam.

In 1887, at the age of 30 years, he had completed 75 books
and treatises. In 1909, at the age of 43 years, this number increased up to
500.HOWEVER, IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED THAT THE NUMBER OF BOOKS WRITTEN BY
SAYYIDUNA A'LA HADRAT (RADI ALLAHU ANHU) EXCEED 1 000 ON MORE THAN 50 BRANCHES
OF KNOWLEDGE. Apart from these contributions, he had written annotations and
commentaries on more than 150 books pertaining to various branches of
learning.

Professor Dr Muhammad Hassan, Shaikh-ul-Adab, Islamia
University, Bhawalpur, said: "Mawlana was a prolific writer. He wrote a large
number of treatises. It is due to the fact that his head and heart had
surging waves of knowledge which were hard to restrain."

From the many books that were written by him, a table of 549
have been classified. The table is as follows:

Topic on which books was written Amount of books

Tafseer of the Quran 11

Aqaa'id (Belief) 54

Hadith and Principles of Ahadith 53

Fiqh, Principles of Fiqh, Dictionary of Fiqh

Faraa'idh and Tajweed 214

Tassawwuf, Wazifas, Morals 19

Reviews of Books 40

Language, Arabic Grammar, Dictionaries, History

Poetry and Special Benefits, Travelling 55

Inspired Knowledge (Jafar) 11

Logarithms 8

Astronomy, Astrology 22

Mathematics, Geometry 31

Philosophy, Sciences, Logistics 7

Algebra 4

TOTAL AMOUNT OF BOOKS RECOVERED 549

The names of a few books written by A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu
anhu) have been listed below:

1. Fatawa Radawiyyah (12 volumes approx. 12 000 pages)

2. Husaamul Haramain

3. Ad Daulatul Makkiya Bil Madatul Ghaibiya

4. Al Mu'tamadul Mustanad

5. Al Amn o wa Ula

6. Alkaukabatush Shahabiya

7. Al Istimdaad

8. Al Fuyoozul Makkiyah

9. Al Meeladun Nabawiyyah

10. Kanzul Imaan (translation of Holy Quran)

11. Fauze Mubeen Dar Harkate Zameen

12. Hidayake Bakhshish

13. Subhaanus Subooh

14. Sallus Say yaaful Hindiya

15. Ahkaame Shariat

16. Az Zubdatuz Zakkiya

17. Abna ul Mustapha

18. Tamheede Imaan

19. Angote Choomne ka Mas'ala

Professor Abdul Shakoor Shad, Kabul University, Afghanistan,
said: "The research works of Imam Ahmed Raza Khan are worth presenting. There
is due need that Historical and Cultural Societies of India, Pakistan,
Afghanistan and Iran together with other such institutions keep all his writings
duly catalogued in their libraries."

His Divinely bestowed intelligence was such, that when A'la
Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu) completed a quarter of any given book at the
feet of a teacher, he used to study and memorize the remainder of the book by
himself. It is recorded that he completed an Arabic commentary on the book,
"Hidaayatun Nahw", on Arabic Syntax, when he was only 8 years old!

ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTES SPIRITUALLY
AFFILIATEDTO IMAM AHMED RAZA

In the year 1904, A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu)
founded "Darul Uloom Manzare Islam" in Bareilly Shareef. This great
religious institution has thus far served the Muslim world superbly. Each year,
a large number of students graduate from this institution as Fadhils, Aalims,
Hufaaz and Qur'ra.

With the exception of Madressa Manzare Islam, there are also
scores of institutes and organisations world-wide that are spiritually
affiliated to Sayyiduna A'la Hadrat (radi Allahu anhu). A few of them
are: